SELECTED: WHY SOME PEOPLE LEAD, WHY OTHERS FOLLOW, AND WHY IT MATTERS

Book ID/图书代码： 13000510B35907

English Summary/英文概要： We are all leaders or followers – or both – and we can recognize leadership in almost every area of life. But what makes a good, bad or even outstanding leader?

Fusing psychology, business, history and current affairs, SELECTED examines how and why leadership has evolved over tens of thousands of years, and presents a compelling new hypothesis: that the slow pace of evolution means there is a mismatch between modern leadership and the kind of leadership that our Stone Age brains are still wired for.

Combining academic authority with journalistic style, and full of fascinating examples spanning politics, commerce, sport and culture, the authors explain why taller political candidates usually win, why middle managers are so disliked and why we don’t like working for huge companies.

This extraordinary book explores how the psychology of leadership affects us all – and what we can do about it.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 為什麼有些人能領導，有些人只能跟從，而這究竟又有什麼關係？

每個人都可以身為領袖，也會是下屬，甚至兩種身份皆是。不管在職場、家庭、國際關係即便宗教上，也可輕易的看出「領導統欲」(leadership)的存在。但是怎樣算是一個好的領導？甚至與眾不同是的領袖。而為什麼有些人就是下屬呢？身為彼此分別有什麼的利弊呢？
本書從心理學、商業、歷史及時事演變等角度剖析領導是如何歷經長久的演變至今，以及提出一個大膽的假設：「領導統欲」之所以需經歷這麼長久時間的演變是跟人類在石器時代的大腦運作不協調有關。
*為什麼身高較高的候選人最後總是會贏？
*為什麼女性的主管總是會惹來敵意？
*為什麼國家的總統總是有辦法扭轉選舉的結果？
*為什麼我們不喜歡在大公司工作？
本書不僅有學術性的權威以及新聞報導式的文筆，當中參考各種不同領域關於領導（政治、運動、商業、文化）的案例，將更讓我們瞭解「領導統欲」如何影響我們，而不管身為領袖還是下屬的我們該如何與對方因應相處。(VL)

Awards/获奖情况：There are few concepts as widely discussed but as little understood as leadership. By taking us back to the deepest historical and physiological foundations of our desire to lead and our willingness to follow, Selected makes an important contribution to addressing this deficit. It is a fascinating and eminently readable book, full of information you will want to share and arguments you will want to debate. As the authors show, much of human behaviour is explained by the fact that we are using prehistoric brains to navigate a modern world. By revealing the evolutionary foundation of leadership ,Selected helps us understand why we have the assumptions we do and encourages us to think again about the best ways to lead. (Matthew Taylor, Chief Executive, RSA)

About the Author/作者介绍： MARK VAN VUGT為荷蘭阿姆斯特丹VU大學的社會及組織心理學的教授。在關於「領導統欲」的範疇有其深入的研究，曾與許多當前傑出的社會心理學家合作發表論文。也在英國「泰唔士報」及「新科學人」發表文章，及接受BBC、CNN及ABC等電視媒體專訪。目前常收到英美大學的商學院及研究部門的演講邀請
ANJANA AHUJA為英國「泰唔士報」知名的科學作家記者。擁有物理學的博士學位的她，總能以大眾的口語傳達艱深的科學理論。

Format:TRADE PAPERBACK

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Sales in other countries/其他国家销售情况：Rights sold: UK (Profile), US (HarperCollins), Canada (Random House), Dutch(Bruna), Japanese (Hayakawa), Korean (Wooongjin Think Big Co.), Portuguese in Brazil (Pensamento), Russian (Kariera Press), Turkish (Everest Yayinlari)

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